Dance Hall of the Dead Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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Dance Hall of the Dead Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where is George Bowlegs last reportedly seen?
(a) With Cata's bike.
(b) Home.
(c) School.
(d) With Cata.

2. In Chapter 9, to what culture does the fetish most likely belong?
(a) Hopi.
(b) Shoshone.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Zuni.

3. What are Belacani?
(a) Bad spirits.
(b) Non-Navajo people.
(c) Zuni.
(d) White people.

4. On what road is Leaphorn traveling in the last scene of Chapter 6?
(a) The wagon trail.
(b) Interstate 40.
(c) The Ramah-Ojo Caliente Road.
(d) N.M. 53.

5. What is the Navajo way to release a ghost for its infinite wandering?
(a) A quick burial.
(b) Burn the hogan.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Break a hole in the hogan wall.

6. What happened to Hu-tu-tu when he stumbled on the causeway over the Zuni Wash?
(a) Hu-tu-tu was killed for sacrilege.
(b) Hu-tu-tu was asked to leave his clan.
(c) The people yelled at Hu-tu-tu.
(d) Salamobia struck him with their yucca wands.

7. According to Leaphorn, what are the colors of dry country autumn where he lives?
(a) Blue, gold, and gray.
(b) Gold, gray, and green.
(c) Red, orange, and gold.
(d) Crimson, blue, and orange.

8. What is Leaphorn's clan?
(a) Slow-Talking People Clan.
(b) Speaks-Wisely Clan.
(c) Always-Running Clan.
(d) Red-Faced Clan.

9. Who lives in the old hogans behind Hoski Butte?
(a) Anthropologists.
(b) Hippies.
(c) Navajo.
(d) Zuni.

10. What did Susanne make George take from her the last time she saw him?
(a) Water.
(b) Some venison.
(c) Her old blue quilted jacket.
(d) A charm to protect him.

11. What distance does Leaphorn stop his truck from the roped-off dig site?
(a) 25 feet.
(b) 15 feet.
(c) 75 feet.
(d) 50 feet.

12. According to Leaphorn's observations, how many men and women live at the commune?
(a) Four men and three women.
(b) Five men and two women.
(c) Three men and five women.
(d) Six men and four women.

13. In Chapter 6, what is the last message that Leaphorn receives from the Window Rock operator?
(a) He has a dentist appointment the next day.
(b) His supervisor wants to know about an embezzlement case.
(c) Ernesto Cata's body has been found.
(d) George Bowlegs has been sighted.

14. What is taboo in the eight days leading to Shalako?
(a) Laughter.
(b) Eating before sundown.
(c) Anger.
(d) Associating with non-Zuni people.

15. Who believes that something was hunting George Bowlegs?
(a) Pasquaanti.
(b) O'Malley.
(c) Baker.
(d) Leaphorn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Cata die?

2. In Chapter 8, why does Leaphorn wait before entering the hogan?

3. In Chapter 7, how many sets of tracks does Leaphorn find?

4. Who is John O' Malley?

5. In Chapter 5, who does Leaphorn witness driving away from the commune?

(see the answer keys)

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